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Scaly Skin On Face. Using Benzoyl Peroxide On Face. Permanent Cure?
hello doctor.. i had a problem when i m using a benzoyl peroxide ...as it was recommended by my dermatologist , so he said i should applied it throughout my face twice daily... but now i feel that my skin is getting very scaly.. quite ashamed when i go to class because my friends told me why mu face was like that??? i dont want this scaly skin..
Mon, 18 Feb 2013
Hye, you are having side effect of benzoyl peroxide, omit it and apply nadimycine cream ( nadicin cream) daily at night, avoid heavy cleansing with face wash or soap. And if you have pimple you just apply clindamycine gel on pimple only at night.
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